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Millennials take a social approach to shopping--they like to shop with friends and family, and seek friends' opinions before making big decisions.

Millennials (ages XX-XX) are more likely than people ages XX and older to go grocery shopping with spouses, children, and/or other family members, according to advertising and marketing agency Barkley. Millennial women are twice as likely as women ages XX+ to shop for clothing with friends, spouses, or relatives.

Millennials have far more connections on social networks than those ages XX and older; more than half (XX%) of XX-XX-year-olds have XXX or more Facebook friends. Millennials are three times more likely than people ages XX+ to have more than XXX Facebook friends.

Millennials are significantly more likely than those XX and older to seek input from their friends, family, and coworkers or classmates when choosing which products to buy and making bigger life decisions.

Millennials' friends provide more intangible kinds of support, too: the majority say that when their friends agree with their plans it makes them feel more excited about carrying them out.

Millennials take a holistic approach to health and nutrition. Four in XX think they eat healthier foods than their parents, and they define that as being fresh, unprocessed, and natural/organic, according to The Hartman Group, which defines Millennials as ages XX-XX. They're interested in exercise that can be easily and enjoyably integrated into their lives--such as bicycling to work, participating in group sports, and playing physical videogames such as Wii.

Millennials take a social approach to eating, and are less rigid about when and where they have meals; almost three in XX (XX%) say they tend to eat several small meals throughout the day rather than breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Compared with adults over XX, Millennials are less likely to feel comfortable eating a meal alone at home (XX% vs. XX%), less likely to eat home-cooked meals regularly (XX% vs. XX%), and more likely to eat whatever and whenever they feel like (XX% vs. XX%).

Six in XX Millennials say they enjoy cooking; men and women are equally likely to say so.

Although the majority of Millennials eat meat, they're more likely than Gen Xers or Boomers to eat vegetarian meals part or all of the time.

Six in XX Millennials eat out at least once a week, compared to half of consumers over XX. They're more likely than older consumers to be influenced in their choice of restaurants by friends' recommendations or the wishes of people they're dining with--though their top criterion is what kind of food they're in the mood for. [YOUTH, HUMAN BEHAVIOR]